Clockwise from the upper right: Paul Ballew, Gordon Kelly, Nicolas Jefferson, Justin Johnny and Gary Brandt of Team Skywalkers, NASA University Student Launch Initiative, Northwest Indian College; Allyson Kim, WSGC Summer Undergraduate Research Program, UW; Natalie Larson and Daniel Potter, 2012 SAMPE Student Bridge Competition, UW; Lillian Dethier, Undergraduate Research Award, Western Washington University; Karina Caprez, Undergraduate Research Award, University of Puget Sound.

Space GrantAwards Reception

& Poster Session

September 28, 2012

Washington NASA Space Grant ConsortiumUniversity of Washington Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310(206) 543-1943 (800) 659-1943nasa@u.washington.edu http://www.waspacegrant.org

OUR MISSIONThe Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium is a statewide organization established and supported by NASA, with additional funds provided by state and private sources. The Consortium works to assure a productive future in space science and technology for Washington by providing space-related education and research opportunities for learners of all ages.

CONSORTIUM MEMBERSUniversity of Washington

Central Washington UniversityHeritage UniversityMuseum of Flight

North Central Educational Service District

Northwest Indian CollegePacific Science Center

Seattle Central Community CollegeSeattle University

University of Puget SoundWashington State University

Western Washington UniversityWhitman College

Whitworth University

PARTNERSAerojet

Eagle Harbor TechnologiesTethers Unlimited

Woodruff Scientific Inc.Eastern Washington UniversityEdmonds Community College

Everett Community CollegeNorth Seattle Community College

Space Grant Students Around Washington

Whitman College will announce their Space Grant awards later this fall.

Washington State UniversityScholarshipsHeidi Coleman Chad Nixon

FellowshipsRonald BliesnerAdam Burn Kevin Daily Michael Deaton Brian Hauck Aaron Johnson

Western Washington UniversityScholarships for Future Math & Science TeachersJeremy AnhaltAnnMarie CruikshanRobin Goldbolt Jennifer HuffmanJamie Johnson

Undergraduate Research AwardsAndrew BergEthan BatsonAnnMarie CruikshankLillian DethierKevin EyerKatherine FrenzenKorin MeyerBenjamin Lehman

Whitworth UniversityUndergraduate Research AwardsChristopher Grochowski, PhysicsJonathan Hoff, PhysicsFaculty Adviser: Kamesh SankaranEvaluation of Low-Thrust Propulsion Options for Cargo Missions to Near-Earth Objects

David Mackay Ian RichardsonEthan Rosser Pavlo Rudenko Carol Turse Kristin Werling

Greer KrembsBriana PonzerJasmine SanchezJulie Shao-Mei ChangJeannine Wallach

Alastair McInernyGreg PenningtonSepideh Pourpirali Brock RickerDan SaraTyko ShojiSam StonerSteve Willhemy

Benjamin RevardVeronica Perez

INTRODUCTION Robert Winglee Director Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium Department of Earth and Space Sciences WELCOME TO Werner StuetzleTHE UNIVERSITY Divisional Dean of Natural Sciences College of Arts & Sciences

CONGRATULATORY U.S. Congressman Jim McDermottREMARKS

STUDENT SPEAKERS Effects of UV Irradiation Dose on Bacteria in Ice Marissa Karpack WSGC Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

Effects of Lunar Magnetic Anomalies on the Moon’s Surface Tyler Bickley WSGC Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)

PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATESPRESENTATION OF AWARDS

2012 Space Grant Awards Reception and Poster Session

Meany Hall for the Performing ArtsPoster viewing and refreshments 1:00-4:30 p.m.

Formal program 2:30 p.m.

Space Grant Students Around Washington

Seattle UniversityUndergraduate Research AwardsKatie DeetsKayla FurukawaCarolyn Huynh

University of Puget SoundUndergraduate Research AwardsScott AndersonFaculty Adviser: John Hanson & Joel ElliottBiochemical Basis of Color Polymorphism in Sea Star Pisaster Ochraceus

Jason BlanksFaculty Adviser: Amy OdegardDetermination of Lachesin as a Cell Surface Receptor Protein for Flock House Virus Using Gibson Cloning & Gene Knockout

Katrina CaprezFaculty Adviser: Peter WimbergerEcological & Phylogeographic Analysis of the Ice Worm, Mesenchytraeus Solifugus

David ClausenFaculty Adviser: Amy SpiveyReversed Refraction: Negative Index Metamaterials for MicrowavesPhebe CondonFaculty Adviser: Stacy WeissEffect of Indirect Predatory Stressors on the Physical Development of the Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca Sexta)

Olive FeinsteinFaculty Adviser: Peter HodumNorthern Fulmars (Fulmarus Glacialis) as Bio-indicators of Endocrine Disrupting Plasticizers in the Marine Environment

Kathryn PapouliasFaculty Adviser: Joel ElliottInfluence of Habitat Type & Geographic Location on the Diversity & Abundance of Intertidal Invertebrates in Washington State

Nathan PinciusFaculty Adviser: Alyce De MaraisDetermining the Role of Wnt Signaling in Zebrafish Oocyte Maturation Through Examination of B-catenin and Dishevelled Concentrations

Aaron KlingensmithTrevor Simkin

Space Grant Students Around WashingtonWashington NASA Space Grant gratefully acknowledges the support of

The Mary Gates Endowment for Students

The Irving and Louise Donnergaard Endowment

The Sigurd Olsen Endowment

Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson Memorial Diversity Endowment

Dovie Samuelson Endowment

Friends of Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium

The Pacific Northwest Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

Washington Sea Grant

Aerojet Redmond Operations

Eagle Harbor Technologies

Tethers Unlimited, Inc.

Woodruff Scientific, Inc.

and

The University of Washington

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Office of the Provost

The Graduate School

Office of the Vice Provost for Student Life

College of Arts and Sciences

College of Engineering

College of the Environment

Research Institute for Space Exploration

Central Washington UniversityScholarshipsRyan Corbin, Physics

Undergraduate Research AwardsBrad DeShano, PhysicsMentor: Michael JacksonThe Search for Far-Infrared Laser Emissions from Optically Pumped Formic Acid and Several of Its Isotopic Forms

Randle Affholter, PhysicsMentor: Michael BraunsteinSingle Photon Interference by Attenuation

Northwest Indian CollegeScholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and MathRita AsgeirssonAmanda BrockieLance BrockieJack DunnVincent Feliciano

Undergraduate Research AwardsWilliam AntellCathy Ballew Winona BearchumSam Bearcub Mabel BlackeagleForrest CallaghanJosephine Kamkoff

Jeffrey JamesChardell JeffersonMary KennedyTyson Oreiro Buffy Towle

Michelle Kernak Mary Lawrence Eric Lewis Michael MurphyBuffy Towle Diana Warden

Seattle Central Community CollegeScholarshipsKimberly Bernales, Biology Corrine Bray, Environmental ScienceLorelei Clark, BiologyEmmanuel Gambliel, MathBenjamin George, EngineeringErin Hanada, Biotechnology

Sarah Kahr, ScienceNihad Suseyi, BiologyWhitney Tuxbury, BiologyVictor VanEpps, BiologyCraig Weeks, EngineeringMiriam Williamson, BiologyJerelyn Zeta, Biology

2012 Space Grant

Undergraduate Scholars

2012 Space Grant Courses

Rockets and Instrumentation (ESS 472/575) offers UW students a chance to design, build and launch a high-powered rocket aimed at investigating the relationship between cosmic rays and the electrical properties of the atmosphere.

Access to Space (ESS 205) provides science and non-science majors with an opportunity to fully appreciate Earth’s upper atmosphere and near space environment by building and launching high-altitude balloon experiments such as the Cricket Sat, which collects temperature measurements as it moves up through the atmosphere.

Rocks & Stars (ESS 495) is a lecture series designed to provide UW undergraduate and graduate students from all fields with an opportunity to learn about space exploration, stellar evolution and planetary geology directly from the researchers working in those areas.

Space & Space Travel (ESS 102/ASTR 102) explores the making of space weather conditions, observations from space and from Earth, Earth’s space environment, radiation belts and hazards, plasma storms and auroras, electron beams, spacecraft requirements, and tooling up for manned exploration. The course, offered at UW and North Seattle Community College, concludes with the construction and launch of water rockets with payloads.

SURE (SCCC Undergraduate Research Experiences) is a series of two-credit courses that take student researchers at Seattle Central Community College from the basics such as using library databases for literature review to hands-on research projects, working with researchers at UW and in private industry.

Developed and/or supported by Washington NASA Space Grant

2012 Undergraduate Scholars

Student Name Hometown Area of InterestEryca Benson 6 Ephrata Marine BiologyEric Bochsler2 Bellingham AstrophysicsShawn Doty1 Woodinville Mechanical EngineeringPatricia Galvez5 Renton BiochemistryRebecka Gilbertson1 Arlington Civil/Env. EngineeringSean Halbert Bothell Physics/AstrophysicsAlexis Hooper3 Kennewick Biochemistry/PhysicsElizabeth Hooper2 Kennewick BiochemistryMarissa Karpack Bellevue Civil EngineeringMackenzie Kilmer Arlington ChemistryAdam Knott Stanwood EngineeringChristine Ma3 Bellevue Math/PhysicsLouis Phan1 Lynnwood Bio/Chemistry/PhysicsRebekah Price Renton Aero/AstronauticsMarianne Rojas4 Kent Aero/AstronauticsShannon Russell1 Mercer Island Chemistry/EngineeringHarrison Stankey1 Redmond Aero/AstronauticsMicaela Tolliver1 Bremerton Computer ScienceJeremy Tran3 Kent BiochemistryNicholas Wiggins Mukilteo Math/ScienceJoshua Yip Bellevue EngineeringCommunity College Transfer ScholarsJoshua Fuller 1 Des Moines Chemical EngineeringCaleb Ogier Vancouver Mechanical EngineeringBrenna Tuller-Ross1 Vashon Earth & Space SciencesOrlala Wentink3 Duvall Math/PhysicsTimothy Wood Montesano Aero/AstronauticsCasey Younger1 Spokane Valley Aero/Astronautics

1Co-sponsored by the Mary Gates Endowment for Students2Co-sponsored by the Irving and Louise Donnergaard Endowment3Co-sponsored by the Sigurd Olsen Endowment 4Co-sponsored by the Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson Memorial Diversity Endowment5Co-sponsored by the Dovie Samuelson Endowment6Co-sponsored by Washington Sea Grant Memorial Diversity Endowment

Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering 2012 Student Bridge Competition

The SAMPE Bridge Contest allows students to design, build, and test a miniature structural bridge using various composite materials in accordance with a set of well defined rules, and then compete with other students in a testing event held at the SAMPE International Symposium & Exhibition. Bridges were submitted from 15 colleges and universities in 7 categories. The UW Team took second place overall.

UW team members were Daniel Potter, Natalie Larson, Lisa Carlson, Derek Flolid, Laurel Abbotts, Kevin Braun, Andrew Nguyen, Nathaniel Verge, Alexandra Dillon, Garrett Bowen, Jimmy Vuong, Nicole Zarfos, Robert Morris, Warren Fogg and Jonathan Morasch.Their faculty advisor was Brian Flynn, a UW professor of materials science and engineering.

Eastern Washington University Rocket Team

With WSGC support, Eastern Washington University launched its first rocket team this year. Their goal is to compete in the Intercollegiate Sounding Rocket Competition.

Team members were Joe Cluever, Cody Gary, Tonya Gaddy, Vadim Derkachev, Cameron Lorenzo, Saleh Tafesh, Caleb Mazzola, Arturo Martinez and Ken Protero. Assisting was alumnus Gene Carson. Their faculty advisor was Martin Weiser, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering.

Eric Bochsler, a Squalicum High graduate, is fascinated by the big questions of astronomy and physics.

A Rotary Interact Club member, he played in the honors chamber orchestra and competed in Future Business Leaders of America, taking two first places in district competitions. He traveled to China twice to study and participated in Washington Aerospace Scholars, a statewide NASA-designed engineering program for high school juniors. He plans to major in astrophysics.

Ephrata Senior High Eryca Benson’s job shadowing experience at UW’s Polar Science Center and her visit to NOAA’s National Marine Mammal Laboratory shaped her career goal of becoming a marine scientist.

A Running Start student, she volunteered with the local food bank, worked as a reporter on the school newspaper and studied painting and sculpture. She is also the recipient of the Washington Sea Grant scholarship award. She plans to major in marine biology.

Eric Bochsler

Eryca BensonNorthwest Indian College Rocket Team

In 2012, Northwest Indian College’s rocket team took part in two student competitions, designng, building and launching rockets containing scientific payloads.

For the second year in a row, the WSGC-supported team won first place in the First Nations Tribal College Rocket Competition in Wisconsin. The team also competed in the national NASA University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) competition in Huntsville, Ala., placing 12th out of 41 teams. Team Skywalker members are Paul Ballew, Thomas Doyle, Krissy Jefferson, Nick Jefferson, Nicole Jefferson, Justin Johnny, Gordon Kelly, Kyle Koos, Patrisha Lane, Brandon Morris , Buffy Towle and Desmond Turner. The team advisors are Gary Brandt, NWIC computer science instructor, and Dave Oreiro, NWIC vice president for campus development. William Munds of Puget Sound Propulsion served as the National Association of Rocketry mentor.

Both rockets carried science packages that gathered atmospheric data such as pressure, temperature, relative humidity, solar irradiance and ultraviolet radiation. For the USLI competition, the team also measured the rocket’s roll rate and payload bay internal temperature.

Shawn Doty

Patricia GalvezKentridge High graduate Patricia Galvez is interested in the functions of nature at the molecular level. A Running Start participant and National Merit semifinalist, she plans to major in biochemistry.

A talented musician, she played in orchestras in the Kent and Lake Washington School Districts and was a member of the Japan club and National Honor Society. She is also the recipient of the Dovie Samuelson Endowed Scholarship for outstanding female scholars who wish to study engineering or science.

Woodinville High graduate Shawn Doty enjoys problem solving and learning how the physical world works. He plans to major in mechanical engineering.

A National Merit semifinalist, he participated in the Washington Aerospace Scholars program, attended Computer Science 101 Camp at Western Washington University and was selected for the ASM Materials Education Foundation’s summer engineering camp. He also was a member of the Earth Club, played soccer and captained the varsity tennis team.

2012 Space Grant Private Industry Internships

Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium, working in conjunction with its private industry partners, offers summer internships for undergraduate and graduate students. (In some cases, internships may also be awarded to graduating seniors.) These experiences enable students to concentrate on research activities that supplement their academic coursework and help to prepare them for careers in NASA-related fields.

Internships with Aerojet’s Redmond operations were awarded to two University of Washington students. The awardees were Samuel Dommer, a major in mechanical engineering, and Ryan Westerdahl, a major in aeronautics and astronautics. Founded in 1942, Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader, specializing in rocket and missile propulsion.

Eagle Harbor Technologies is a Seattle research and development company working with innovative pulsed power applications, in-space electric propulsion, fusion energy development, and plasma sources for laboratory, industrial, and materials science applications. Internships were awarded to three UW students: Alex Henson, a materials science and engineering major; Julian Picard, a physics major; and Brenna Tuller-Ross, an Earth & space sciences major.

Inglemoor High graduate Sean Halbert was inspired to major in astrophysics when he participated in Washington Aerospace Scholars, a statewide NASA-designed engineering program for high school juniors.

A talented cellist, he played with the Seattle Youth Symphony and the All State Orchestra. He also took a superior ranking in solo and ensemble at the Northlake Regional. A member of the astronomy and Earth Corps clubs, he

took part in Microsoft’s Hunt the Wumpus competition and competed in track and field.

Granite Falls High graduate Rebecka Gilbertson credits her class in sustainable green technology and design with inspiring her to pursue a major in civil and environmental engineering.

A National Honor Society member, she served as public relations officer for the Associated Student Body and as president and captain of the school’s competitive ballroom dance club team. She also mentored incoming freshmen through the Link Crew and played soccer and varsity tennis.

Rebecka Gilbertson

Sean Halbert

2012 NASA Academy

NASA Academy is NASA’s premier leadership training program for undergraduates. Academy interns are sponsored by Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium.

The 10-week curriculum combines valuable research experience with a residential, leadership development project. Participants also make field trips to several NASA centers, academic institutions and commercial aerospace companies.

Patrick Brodie, a junior majoring in computer science and engineering at Washington State University, and Micah Spaun, a senior majoring in physics and mechanical engineering at Whitworth University, were selected as interns at the NASA Academy at Ames Research Center. Nathan Peck, a senior majoring in biology at Gonzaga University, was selected as a NASA Space Academy intern at Glenn Research Center.

The NASA Interface Region ImagingSpectrograph (IRIS) Summer Internship

Peter Landgren, a junior majoring in physics at Whitworth University, was selected for the Student Summer Intern Research Program for Undergraduates in Solar and Space Physics and Engineering at the Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab and Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.

The students spend 10 weeks working with research teams working on NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission. Only four applicants are selected to participate each year.

In addition to their research, participants also engage in a series of academic, professional, and personal development seminars designed to encourage future participation in a PhD program.

Kamiakin High graduate Elizabeth Hooper looks forward to opportunities to apply her classroom knowledge to real world problems. She plans to major in biochemistry.

A commended National Merit scholar, she was a member of the tennis team and competed in math, Science Olympiad, and Knowledge Bowl. A talented musician, she played with the school’s orchestra, marching band and string ensemble.

A commended National Merit scholar, Alexis Hooper envisions a career spent researching how DNA affects biological processes.

The Kamiakin High graduate competed in math, Science Olympiad, and Knowledge Bowl. She was also a National Honor Society member, played junior varsity tennis, and served as the orchestra’s concertmaster her senior year. She plans to major in biochemistry.

Alexis Hooper

Elizabeth Hooper

Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Project

Quadrotor Flight with On-Board Autonomous ControllingA Novel Valving Method For Delaying Fluid Transport in Paper NetworksDetection of Transiting Exoplanets Using Kepler LightcurvesDevelopment of A Modular Buoyancy-Driven Oceanic Research PlatformUtilizing nitrification rates to Characterize Microbial Physiology in Hood CanalMeasuring the Electronic Spin Relaxation Time (T1) of the Neutral Donor in High-Purity Bulk InpPerformance Characterization of Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle with Increased 2-deoxy-ATPTracking Tracker: Visualizing Web Tracking in the BrowserExtended Cavity Laser Design for Ultracold Atom ExperimentsThe Samoan Passage as a ‘Choke Point’ to the PacificComputationally Predicting Experimental Results of an Electrode Modification in the ZaP Flow Z-pinchPortable Underwater Acoustic Measurement System to Monitor Pile-drivingAnatomical Specificity for Neuromodulation Using VibroacoustographyWhy Do We Care About Rocks on Mars?: A Thermophysical Examination of the SurfaceDiscovering the Inner Oort CloudMeasuring the Magnetic Field Perturbation in a Double-Gun Configuration of the High Power Helicon Thrusters

Arlington High graduate Mackenzie Kilmer loves chemistry not for the “blowing-up-chemicals-aspect” but for the theory behind chemical bonding and interactions.

A National Honor Society member, she was a member of the Link Crew and Hi-Q Team, competed on the math team and in Knowledge Bowl. She competed in track and field and was captain of the cross country team. She also volunteered at the Arlington Public Library and

served as senior class secretary. She plans to major in chemistry.

By majoring in civil engineering, Marissa Karpack sees an opportunity to combine a passion for science with her passion for people.

A graduate of the International School, she was a member of the French Honor Society and served as National Honor Society president. She also played high school and Select soccer, tutored math and science, and volunteered with the service and debate clubs. She was selected as the school’s AAUW STEM scholar for mathematics.

Marissa Karpack

Mackenzie Kilmer

Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Student Advisor Department

Francesca Liburdy K. Morgansen Hill Aero/AstronauticsBrittney McKenzie Elaine Fu Bioengineering

John Mehlhaff Eric Agol AstronomyTysen Mulder K. Morgansen Hill Aero/Astronautics

Daniel Noteboom Rachel Horak Oceanography

Pasqual Rivera Kai-Mei Fu Electrical Eng.

Jacqueline Michael Regnier Bioengineering Robinson-HammChristopher Rovillos Tadayoshi Kohno Computer Sci/Eng.Benjamin Schwyn Subhadeep Gupta PhysicsJake Shoudy James Girton Applied Physics LabHarrison Stankey Uri Shumlak Aero/Astronautics

Andre Stone Peter Dahl Applied Physics Lab

Talia Suner Pierre Mourad Applied Physics LabSophia Tsang Josh Bandfield Earth/Space Sciences

Jesse Velasquez Tom Quinn AstronomyJoshua Yip Robert Winglee Earth/Space Sciences

The Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program is supported by Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium, Washington Sea Grant, The Pacific Northwest Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, NASA/Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium, and grants to individual faculty.

After participating in the Humanity 3000 workshop sponsored by the Foundation for the Future, Christine Ma is convinced that the solutions to humanity’s problems lay in scientific breakthroughs. For that reason, she plans to major in mathematics and physics.

A student in the UW Early Entrance Program, she plays tennis and violin, serving as concertmaster for her middle school orchestra and for the Seattle Youth Symphony during summer 2011. She also volunteers at the Chess4Life Center.

Christine Ma

Adam Knott, a graduate of Stanwood High, spent his summer participating in the Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program, constructing a chamber to simulate and analyze Martian ice.

He served as vice president of his school’s National History Day team, which placed second statewide and fifth in national competition. He also competed in Knowledge Bowl and the Science Olympiad and lettered in track and cross country. He plans to major in engineering.

Adam Knott

Project

Proximal Bedded Deposits of May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mt. St. HelensModification of the Solar Wind by the Gerasimovich Lunar Magnetic AnomalyMethods & Algorithms Development for Rapid, Ultra-Low-Cost, Targeted DNA SequencingA Microfluidic Gradient Generating Device Integrated With Nanopatterned Matrices For Studying Cell Migration Effects of Prenatal Ultrasound Exposure on Autistic-Like Behavior in MiceDeveloping a Model for Noise in Stochastic Gene ExpressionUltrasonic Guidance of a Ventricular Catheter for Alleviation of Intracranial PressureChrysochromulina sp. as a Model for Biofuel Production in Algae: Growth and Lipid Analysis Under Stress ConditionsEffects of Lunar Magnetic Anomalies on the Lunar SurfaceCharacterization of Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Shallow Bangladesh AquiferDevelopment of a Modular Buoyancy-Driven Oceanic Research PlatformPhotochemically Charging Zinc Oxide NanocrystalsA Web-based Community Firn ModelEndothelial Cells Under Varying Laminar Flow RatesCharge Transfer in Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Semiconductor BlendsEffect of Ultra-violet Irradiation Dose on Bacteria in IcePartitioning Models for Parallel ProcessingConstructing a Radiation Frost Chamber to Simulate and Analyze Martian IceLow-Cost Cell Phone MicroscopyAn Online Model for Firn DensificationGlacial Dynamics in the Transantarctic Mountains

Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Edmonds-Woodway High graduate Louis Phan wants to improve the quality of people’s lives, either through medicine or engineering.

A National Honor Society member, he acted as treasurer for the ping pong club and practices tae kwon do, serving as class leader since his freshman year. An avid tennis player, he competed in the WESCO 4A South Championships twice and was voted captain of the varsity tennis team. In the community,

he volunteers at the neighborhood food bank and teaches Vietnamese. He plans to major in biology.

Louis Phan

Rebekah PriceAs a member of Lindbergh High’s robotics club, Rebekah Price believes in team work. In 2011, the robotics team succeeded in regional competition, earning a trip to the national competition in St. Louis. She also served as secretary and treasurer for the rocket club. She is class treasurer, a member of National Honor Society and drama club, and participated in U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, a program similar to Junior

ROTC. She plans to major in aeronautics and astronautics.The Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program is supported by Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium, Washington Sea Grant, The Pacific Northwest Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, NASA/Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium, and grants to individual faculty.

Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Student Advisor Department

Sylvana Bendana Brittany Brand Earth/Space SciencesTyler Bickley Erika Harnett Earth/Space Sciences

Evan Boyle Jay Shendure Genome Sciences

Derek Britain Deok-Ho Kim Bioengineering

Chelsea Brossard Pierre Mourad Applied Physics Lab

Shane Colburn Georg Seelig Electrical EngineeringNathaniel Coulson Pierre Mourad Applied Physics Lab

Phillipe Enos Stephanie Brunelle Biology

Samantha Fix Erika Harnett Earth/Space SciencesAlexandra Fussell Rebecca Neumann Civil/Envir. Eng.

Neil Gompertz K. Morgansen Hill Aero/AstronauticsCarolyn Gunthardt Daniel Gamelin ChemistryPaul Harris Edwin Waddington Earth/Space SciencesRhiannon Howard Nathan Sniadecki Mechanical Eng.Stephen Hsieh David Ginger Chemistry Marissa Karpack Dale Winebrenner Applied Physics LabAllyson Kim Uri Shumlak Aero/AstronauticsAdam Knott Stephen Wood Earth/Space Sciences

Thomas Larson Nathan Sniadecki Mechanical Eng.William Leahy Edwin Waddington Earth/Space SciencesDanielle Lemmon John Stone Earth/Space Sciences

Marianne Rojas, a graduate of Kent-Meridian High, is fascinated with all aspects of engineering, from automotive technology to robotics.

As a freshman and sophomore, she participated in the Kent-Meridian Tech Academy, a school within a school. An International Baccalaureate degree candidate, she served as vice president of the math club and the KM Link chapter. She was also a member of the robotics team. She plans to major in aeronautics and astronautics.

Marianne Rojas

Whether Shannon Russell majors in chemistry or engineering, she is determined to participate in research in school and throughout her career.

A Mercer Island High graduate, she volunteered with the senior service club, served a leader with the school’s BRIDGES program, and played alto sax in band and orchestra. She also swam on the varsity team, serving as manager for two years. A competitive climber with the Vertical World Climbing Team, she took 10th place at the U.S. National championship in 2011.

Shannon Russell

2012Student

Research Programs

Central Kitsap High graduate Micaela Tolliver is fascinated by the intersection of emerging computer technology with its social impacts, such as the impact of Twitter’s algorithms for trending on social movements.

An accomplished viola player, she played with the school orchestra, the Bay Youth Orchestra and Bremerton Symphony Youth Orchestra. She also competed as a soloist and in ensemble play, continuing into statewide

competition in her sophomore year. She was also a member of the Honor Society, Key Club and environmental club. Her graphic design was selected for products used to support the purchase of solar panels for the school.

Micaela Tolliver

Harrison Stankey is committed to helping push humanity into space. He spent his summer participating in the Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program, working on research concepts aimed at confining high-temperature, high-density plasma.

The Redmond High graduate attended the UW Materials Science Summer Camp, played in pep band, competed in soccer and lacrosse, and founded the school’s Ultimate Frisbee team. He plans

to major in aeronautics and astronautics.

Sarah Schmidt’s doctoral work in astronomy centered on ultracool dwarf stars as a population, their colors, kinematics and chromospheric activity.

From 2006 until her graduation last spring, she was a staff member with the Pre-Major in Astronomy Program (Pre-MAP), which aims to increase the participation of minority students in astronomy through introducing them to research in their first year. She is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Ohio State University.

Sarah Schmidt

Astrobiology fellow David Smith seeks to characterize the abundance and diversity of microbes in Earth’s upper atmosphere. This is an ecosystem unlike any other on the planet where the environmental limits of life can be tested.

He served as principal investigator for the NASA balloon mission, Microorganisms in the Stratosphere. He also traveled to Antarctica three times to study late Cretaceous environmental conditions and has published in Eos, Aerobiologia and Microbial Ecology.

David Smith

Harrison Stankey

Kent-Meridian High graduate Jeremy Tran enjoys conducting experiments and can’t imagine making a career outside a research laboratory.

A Running Start student, he took fourth place in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ competition at Green River Community College and first place in the scholastic calligraphy competition sponsored by the Northwest Association of Chinese Language Schools. He plans to major in biochemistry.

Jeremy Tran

As a child, Nicholas Wiggins would plug numbers into a calculator at random and total up giant numbers for fun. His ideal career will utilize his mathematical passion.

The Kamiak High graduate competed in Knowledge Bowl and was a member of the German club and National Honor Society. He played club soccer and ran cross country. He plans to major in mathematics or science.

Nicholas WigginsAs a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering, Patrick McGah developed an ultrasound-based “toolkit” to aid in pre-operative planning and post-operative monitoring of dialysis access sites.

He has presented his work on cardiovascular mechanics at conferences of the American Physical Society and ASME Bioengineering. His work has also appeared in the Journal of Vascular Surgery. He received his bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University.

Patrick McGah

Astronomy fellow Sarah Loebman is utilizing data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and N-body simulations to study the Milky Way and the forces that shape it. Her dissertation also considers what future observational surveys may discover about the Milky Way’s dark matter distribution.

She was also part of a UW team that designed Touch the Stars, a tactile version of astronomy for middle school students who are blind.

Sarah Loebman

As a participant in the Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Joshua Yip spent his summer working on helicon thruster design. He plans to major in engineering.

The Newport High graduate was a member of the astronomy and math clubs. He competed in Knowledge Bowl and won a sustainable design award through the Architecture Construction Engineering Mentor Program. He also participated in Washington Aerospace Scholars, a statewide NASA-designed

engineering program for high school juniors.

Joshua Yip

Deirdre Lockwood’s doctoral work in chemical oceanography focused on improving the accuracy of global satellite estimates of primary productivity in the North Pacific Ocean. This work could help researchers assess the impact of climate change on ocean biology.

An NSF Graduate Student Research Fellow, she received her undergraduate degree in English and chemistry from Amherst College. She is currently a contributing editor with Chemical & Engineering News.

Deirdre Lockwood

James Gray is conducting data analysis in affective sensing, which uses instrumentation to recover information about the experiential state of human subjects, such as attention, fatigue and cognitive load. How humans react under different conditions is a strong NASA research area.

A doctoral candidate in electrical engineering, he works in the Human Interface Technology Laboratory. He received his UW bachelor’s degree in astronomy and physics.

James Gray

2012Space Grant

GraduateFellows

2012Community

College TransferScholars

A Highline Community College alumnus, Joshua Fuller plans to major in chemical engineering with the goal of working in the pharmaceutical or nuclear industries.

He placed on the president’s or vice-president’s honor roll at college for five quarters while being promoted to team lead at his full-time warehouse job. He also assisted UW Professor Glenn VanBlaricum on an intertidal research project studying endangered black abalone.

Joshua Fuller

Mechanical engineering major Caleb Ogier believes nanotechnology is the future of the electronics, structural and medical industries.

A graduate of Clark College, he received an Associate in Applied Technology degree with honors in welding and was vice president of the student chapter of the American Welding Society. In addition to working in industry, he tutored students in science, math and writing. He also served as president of the college’s tutoring club and received the Sammy Award for his work as a volunteer with the Columbia Land Trust, leading efforts to restore a salmon spawning ground.

Caleb Ogier

2012-13 Continuing Scholars

Student Name Rank Major

Julian Picard Senior Physics Craig Plendl Junior Aero/AstronauticsElliot Ransom Senior Aero/AstronauticsConor Reisman Junior Computer EngineeringTessa Robinson Senior Aero/AstronauticsChristopher Rovillos Junior Computer EngineeringAmanda Sams Sophomore Chemical EngineeringStacy Schwaegler Sophomore Engineering°

Jillian Sehgal Junior Computer/E. Eng.Vladislav Shapoval Sophomore Engineering°

Najee Siu-Chang Junior Engineering°

Andre Stone Sophomore Mechanical EngineeringTalia Suner Sophomore NeurobiologyConnie Tang Junior Materials Sci/ Eng.Nancy Thomas Junior Astronomy/PhysicsSylvie Troxel Sophomore Mechanical EngineeringJudy Twedt Senior PhysicsJesse Velasquez Sophomore Astronomy/PhysicsJohannah Verhulst Senior BiologyBrian Willson Sophomore BioengineeringJohn Zhang Junior Mathematics

° pre-major

2012-13 Continuing Scholars

Student Name Rank Major

Luke Allpress Senior BioengineeringFabiola Arroyo Sophomore Science°

Richard Boice Senior Materials Sci/ Eng.Derek Britain Junior Electrical/ BioEng.Chelsea Brossard Sophomore BiochemistryCezanne Camacho Senior Electrical EngineeringShane Colburn Sophomore ACMS (Mathematics)Nathaniel Coulson Junior BioengineeringSamantha Fix Sophomore PhysicsMariah Gentry Senior Environmental Sci.Sarah Harvey Junior PhysicsMikaela Hertel Junior MathematicsBrooke Hess Sophomore Industrial EngineeringLoc Hua Senior PhysicsJames Ingersoll Senior Mechanical EngineeringNatalie Larson Senior Materials Sci/ Eng.Danielle Lemmon Junior PhysicsAlysia Letourneau Senior BioengineeringKelsey Lewis Junior Bioresource Sci/ Eng.Francesca Liburdy Sophomore Engineering°

Allen Liu Senior Computer SciencePatrick Ma Junior Electrical EngineeringChelsea Senior Earth & Space Sciences Mackaman-LoflandJohn Mehlhaff Sophomore Science°

Kathleen Moore Junior Computer EngineeringHannah Morgan Junior Bioresource Sci/ Eng.Tysen Mulder Sophomore Mechanical EngineeringDaniel Noteboom Sophomore Computer Sci/ Eng.Ryley Ohlsen Senior Aero/AstronauticsConstance Ozimek Senior Physics

Rank is based on the year of UW attendance, not accumulated credit hours.

Orlala WentinkFor Orlala Wentink, teaching and researching mathematics at a college level would offer her a chance to dispel the “math myths” that plague many students. She plans to major in mathematics and physics.

In 2011, the Cascadia College alumna took a leave of absence for a semester to work as an undergraduate research assistant in mathematics at the University of Southern Mississippi. A talented performer and dance instructor,

she served as captain of the dance team and the drill team at Cedarcrest High school and volunteered with A Show of Hands, a USM student performance group that utilizes American Sign Language and music.

Brenna Tuller-Ross Brenna Tuller-Ross’s ideal career is in astrobiology research, studying the geological conditions that make life possible here and on other planets.

A licensed private pilot and alumna of the Washington Aerospace Scholars program, she attended North Seattle and Seattle Central Community Colleges. She is a member of the local chapter of Women in Aviation, volunteers with Vashon Island Fire & Rescue Explorers and as a homework tutor at the Seattle

Public Library. In 2007, she spent a summer in Paraguay working on public health issues. She plans to major in Earth and space sciences.

Timothy Wood’s dream is to work for NASA as an engineer. He plans to major in aeronautics and astronautics.

A Running Start student at Grays Harbor College, he completed associate degrees in both arts and science. He was a member of Phi Theta Kappa, earned a yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do, and volunteered as a math and music tutor at GHC’s learning center.

Timothy Wood

Casey Younger, a graduate of Spokane Falls Community College, sees education as a tool to solve challenges, whether in designing craft to travel in space or in solving problems closer to home like the desalinization of ocean water.

A U.S. Army veteran and father of two, he is a member of Engineering Club and Phi Theta Kappa. He also tutors chemistry, physics and math. He plans to major in aeronautics and astronautics.

Casey Younger

2012Continuing Space Grant

Scholars